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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Mail Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Corp. | 2,050,717 |
| 2 | 10 Roads Express | 390,445 |
| 3 | Salmon Cos. | 341,073 |
| 4 | Postal Fleet Services | 248,967 |
| 5 | UPS Inc. | 211,211 |
| 6 | United Airlines | 177,324 |
| 7 | Kalitta Air | 170,893 |
| 8 | Evo Transportation & Energy Services | 164,890 |
| 9 | Matheson Trucking | 143,339 |
| 10 | Southern Mail Service | 114,719 |
| 11 | Midwest Transport | 114,320 |
| 12 | American Airlines | 84,891 |
| 13 | Delta Air Lines | 82,789 |
| 14 | Bancroft and Sons Transportation | 80,703 |
| 15 | Alan Ritchey Inc. | 71,967 |
| 16 | Northern Aviation Services | 59,528 |
| 17 | Davenport Transportation | 51,584 |
| 18 | Tracie McCormick Inc. | 49,873 |
| 19 | Beco Inc. | 49,799 |
| 20 | Alaska Air Group | 49,149 |
| 21 | B&B Trucking | 48,525 |
| 22 | AJR Trucking | 41,995 |
| 23 | Alaska Central Express | 41,505 |
| 24 | McCormick Trucking | 38,025 |
| 25 | Sodrel Truck Lines | 37,858 |
| 26 | XPO | 36,388 |
| 27 | Metro Air Service | 33,181 |
| 28 | Everts Air Alaska | 31,787 |
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On the Bubble
Cassens Transport Co.
($251 million), is a motor vehicle hauling carrier based in Edwardsville, Ill.
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